Donna
© Jay Bedwani / Truth Department Donna Limited
Synopsis
Ecstatic lipsynching in downtown bars is a far cry from Donna’s Baptist upbringing in San Jose; now in her seventies, her estranged siblings haven’t even seen her in a dress.
Donna is offered a chance to co-write a play about an overlooked episode in queer history, the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, in which transgender women Donna knew stood up against police harrassment. She writes a character to be played by a young transgender activist. Praised for her writing and emboldened by her new friends, she heads out of the city to meet her sister Gloria…
This intimate and uplifting film is beautifully observed by director Jay Bedwani and features mesmerising moments recalled by Donna in her emerging writer’s voice. Donna is a film that shows the strength that can be drawn from your community and proves: it’s never too late to find your métier and truly blossom.
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 75 min
- Format
- HD
- Director
- Jay Bedwani 1st Feature
- Producer
- Dewi Gregory
- Co-Producer
- Jean-Laurent Csinidis
- Executive Producer
- Andee Ryder, Ian Bonhôte, Kimberley Warner
- Editor
- Alice Powell, Anne de Mo
- Director of Photography
- Jay Bedwani
- Music
- Antoine Bédard
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 28th April 2021
